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"Teaching children and adults to read, write, and comprehend is not only our essential duty and investment in America's future; it is also an act of love."
– John Corcoran
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Oprah Interviews John
John reveals the shocking story of his 48-year battle with illiteracy on the Oprah Winfrey show. John and Oprah discuss the reality of illiteracy in America and what it was like to be a child and adult without the ability to read or write a sentence.
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Fox 6 News Interview
Fox 6 special on California schools featuring experts on education and literacy. In depth interviews with John Corcoran, Alan Bersin, former Secretary of Education for California, and Ken Noonan, Director of California State Board of Education.
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Literacy in Media - Lifetime Achievement Award
John received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Literacy Network of Greater Los Angeles in 2002. Watch this tribute to John after overcoming his lifelong struggle with the written word.
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Literacy BC's Breakfast of Champions
John Corcoran tells how he used his intelligence, charisma and acting ability, along with lying and cheating, to pass tests and convince others he could read and write. Corcoran tells the painful story of Johnny, the little boy who slipped through the cracks only to become a teacher and real estate developer who could not read until he was 48 years old.
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